What happens when you loved Nokia, walked away, and are tempted back with the Nokia Lumia 800? Rita El Khoury (nee DotSisX) of Fonearena has done just that, and written up her experiences. Once she was one of the biggest fans of the Finnish company, but times and attitudes have changed. Will the Lumia devices tempt her back?

It's taken time to walk away from Symbian, and while she has kept checking in with Nokia's hardware (including the Symbian powered E7 and the Meego driven N9), the Lumia 800 seems to have grabbed her even from the box opening.

However, I waited until now to seriously ask for a Lumia 800 review unit because I needed the dust to settle on the launch but most importantly because I needed a break from everything Nokia, to sort out my feelings, to no longer be hurt as much as I was. Oh yes, [i] was that involved.

So the Lumia 800 landed in my hands on Monday. It’s my first contact with Windows Phone. I had seen screenshots and watched a few videos, but I haven’t held, used, or even glanced at a Windows Phone from afar. How is it? In a word, disturbing. My brain tells me it’s a Nokia, my fingers feel an N9, my eyes see something so totally different and riveting. Disturbing, very much so.

You could read Rita's very personal and subjective thoughts on the Lumia 800 on Fonearena.